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Nintendo is often fighting against piracy. In the past we have seen the company shut down various ROM sites directly but here in the UK, Nintendo is now trying a new tactic, with the High Court of Justice ordering ISPs to block access to Switch piracy sites. Over the last …

Development on next-gen consoles is well underway at this point, with Sony confirming several key specs for the PlayStation 5 and Microsoft announcing Project Scarlet. Developers already have their hands on early versions of this next-gen hardware and while devkits are normally kept heavily under wraps, one particular industry veteran …

Since Nintendo released the NES Mini a couple of years ago, there has been a huge boost in popularity for retro consoles coming back in miniature form. We’ve seen Nintendo continue the trend with the SNES Mini, Sony jumped on board with a miniature PS1 and now this year, SEGA …

It is well known that Sony has been doing incredibly well throughout this console generation but it looks like the PS4 still had one last record to break before we enter the PS5 generation in 2020. Sony has now shipped over 100 million PS4 consoles, becoming the fastest console to …

Long before the arrivals of Xbox Game Pass and uPlay+, EA began testing the waters of gaming subscriptions with EA Access. The service granted people access to a growing vault of older games alongside early access and 10-hour trials to brand new titles. EA Access has already been successful on …

Update (19.07.19): Just last week, an FCC filing unveiled a new Nintendo Switch hardware revision in the works. This was not the Switch Lite, or even the rumoured ‘Switch Pro’ but instead an upgraded version of the Nintendo Switch currently available on store shelves. Now, Nintendo has confirmed the new …

After months of rumours and even a few leaks from supply chain sources, today Nintendo officially announced the Nintendo Switch Lite. This is a new addition to the Switch family and is designed to be portable/handheld only with a nice discount over the standard Switch model. The Nintendo Switch Lite …

Update (26.06.19): Following on from last week’s Nintendo Switch mini leaks stemming from a China-based console accessory manufacturer, more images of what this new console could look like are surfacing. The folks over at Lets Go Digital have taken elements from the HonSon leak and rendered a new look at the …

Dating back several months, there have been rumours surrounding Microsoft’s next-gen console plans. We know that there is a small army of first-party studios preparing new games and at one point, Microsoft was planning to launch into next-gen with two consoles at once, one being a higher power version at …

At this point, both Sony and Microsoft have confirmed some key details about their next-gen consoles. Sony has demonstrated its PS5 SSD speeds while Microsoft has released a Project Scorpio style teaser for its new hardware, which will be arriving in late 2020. Now, some developers are starting to share …

Ever since the Nintendo Switch first launched, the modding scene for the console has been alive and well. Folks have already figured out how to run homebrew software and other projects are making good progress. One Switch modder has recently managed to get a version of Google Android running on …

A few years ago, there was a big push to bring Android into the living room as a competitive console offering. This resulted in a few different products, including Ouya, the MadCatz Mojo (which used the Ouya store) and the Razer Forge TV. Razer acquired Ouya back in 2015 and …

We are still a while off from the launch of Sony’s next-gen PlayStation but we already began hearing about the console’s hardware specs back in April. At the time, Sony’s lead architect on the PS5, Mark Cerny, talked up the console’s SSD capabilities but some of it was difficult to …

It is no secret that a lack of integrated voice chat is one of the Nintendo Switch’s few weaknesses, with Nintendo asking players to resort to a smartphone app for all multiplayer chat needs. Peripheral makers and game creators are looking to circumvent this problem though, starting off with PDP …

Not too long ago, we were talking about a confident Slightly Mad Studios with plans to launch its own gaming console that would surpass even next-gen offerings. Since then however, Google has announced Stadia, and the upcoming resurgence of game streaming has caused some investors to walk. The Mad Box …

While multiplayer access has been available on the Nintendo Switch since its launch, it only transitioned into a paid service around six months ago. During that time, nearly one third of Switch owners have subscribed, with 9.8 million active, non-trial accounts paying out. Nintendo hasn’t had the best track record …

Earlier this month, Sony began openly talking about its plans for the next-generation PlayStation console. We’ve heard some of the key specs and learned a surprising amount about the console well ahead of time. While there were rumours that Sony could have the PlayStation 5 ready to go in early …

Anthem may not have launched to positive reception but it still went on to be BioWare’s biggest game launch ever. Since then though, the game has been slipping in the charts. Beyond that, the latest stats for March video game sales show Ubisoft’s The Division 2 earning the top spot, …

Since Nintendo released the NES Mini a couple of years ago, there has been a huge boost in popularity for retro consoles coming back in miniature form. We’ve seen Nintendo continue the trend with the SNES Mini, Sony jumped on board with a miniature PS1 and now this year, SEGA …

Late last year, we heard rumours that Microsoft was planning to launch a cheaper ‘all digital’ version of the Xbox One S without a disk drive. Now, that seems to be confirmed, with the retail packaging leaking, alongside details on pre-installed games. Microsoft’s all digital Xbox One S will ditch …

There has been talk of Google releasing its own gaming console since as far back as 2013. Over the years, these rumours have been consistent and Google has confirmed plans to enter the gaming market with acquisitions of studios and the public testing of a new streaming service. It looks like we are now closer than ever to seeing Google's own gaming hardware too, with the controller design being revealed over the weekend.

Last month, it was announced that Sony Japan would be discontinuing the PlayStation Vita very soon. That day has now arrived, with the final batch of the two SKUs of the Vita shipping out with no plans to create more stock. We already knew that the end was near for the …

Microsoft has been working on stepping up its PC gaming efforts for a few years now. Initiatives like Play Anywhere have seen first-party exclusives launch simultaneously on both platforms with save files crossing over. There is more to come though, and the latest Windows Insider update gives us a peek …

It is no secret that the Nintendo Switch has been a huge success for Nintendo. The console has already surpassed the GameCube and Wii U in lifetime sales and has been outpacing the Xbox One and trading blows with the PS4 month to month. Over the holiday season, Nintendo boosted …

Slightly Mad Studios has another update for us. The studio wants to break into the console market within the next five years, with specs that will beat out whatever Sony and Microsoft have planned for their next-gen boxes. The first concept design looked too ‘out there’ to really pull off, …

Over the last year or so, there have been plenty of rumours swirling about the next generation of consoles from both Sony and Microsoft. At this point, insiders have given us a rough idea of Microsoft’s plans but we still know very little about the PlayStation 5. Over the weekend, …

The folks at Slightly Mad Studios have had plenty of success over the last few years thanks to Project Cars and Project Cars 2. In the coming years though, the team will be aiming to jump into the hardware world, with the company currently in talks to launch its own …